During a week-long trial, a court heard how Abolaji Onafuye, 54, of Gorleston Street, near Kensington Olympia station, claimed to live in a flat on the 11th floor and that he was the brother of a victim who died in the fire .

Some of the other disgusting criminals also convicted of Grenfell fraud this year (Image: Metropolitan Police)

Detective Constable Carlos Araujo said : “Onafuye shamelessly took advantage of the support being offered to those who were directly affected by the Grenfell tragedy and he has continuously failed to own up to his deplorable actions.

“We will continue to investigate and prosecute anyone who is exploiting what happened at Grenfell and our thoughts remain with the real victims of this tragedy.”

Onafuye was arrested on June 7 and maintained that he had in fact been living on the 11th floor of the tower when it caught fire on June 14, 2017, killing 72 people.

However, during his trial, he insisted that he was suffering from "temporary insanity caused by not eating during Ramadan". The religious holiday ended ten days after the tragic fire last year.